The marks ( discontinued )

Part 1

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The teapot is placed in the bank where no one can get to it other than Zhongli, Childe and Aether.
p.s. they all live in the portable home

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A blond traveller was walking back to the bank constantly remembering what happened earlier, the purple blueish marks tainted his body. His eyes were glossy and were about to burst.

"Aether I'm hungry let's go get something to eat at Wanmin restaurant!" The pixie groaned. The boy was brought back to life " I'm not, but you can you get something for yourself" handing over a small pouch with a small amount of mora in it.
"ooh! Thank you, but are you sure your not hungry? you haven't eaten anything all day" Paimon said worriedly
"no now go" he stammered back still trying to hold back his tears. "Okay but is there something you want me to bring you back?" "No thank you". The blond watched as the pixie floated off, he was growing weaker as the seconds flew by.

He soon reached the banks doors and quickly disappeared into thin air without letting anyone notice, he teleported to a floating island with a decent sized house, the area was filled with tall trees and brightly coloured flowers,as they slightly moved in the wind he could feel a breeze and immediately felt safe. The blond entered the home calling out to see if anyone was home, the house went silent which meant no one was home and he had a little while to himself, he checked the time and was shocked at the time he was home by, he finished the commissions early, and after the incident he wanted to go home.

It was the sun started to set and thought of making food to get that off his mind. He was craving some chicken and thought of the best dish he could make and started to cook, firstly he made a salad making sure it was perfect, there was lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes and added some Greek dressing, then smoked a chicken breast. He made northern smoked chicken with greek salad on the side. He placed his food on the dinner table and began to stuff his face, he got exited thinking about cuddling with his boyfriends and slowly falling asleep in their grasp.

Aether washed the dishes and decided to have a shower so he could feel better before Zhongli and Childe came home.

He took off his scarf and looked at his bruised neck, a wave of sadness and realization came over him, he couldn't help but fall to the ground feeling his neck, the indents were deep that there was blood, he took a cloth and wiped his neck. He built the courage to take the rest of his clothes off, he hesitated, he didn't want to see what was on him but still wanted to do it so he could get it over with , it took him a minute which felt like years to  take look at himself...
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Flashback

"Sir, would you mind to spare some time for me? I need help gathering some flowers, they are rare flowers and I'm gonna need some help getting them"
"Sure"
Aether took a glance at him and took note, he saw a worn shirt with a few holes and some plain green pants, he had black eyes that were like Childe's, his face was sharp and very masculine, the guy didn't have a vision and was merely a citizen from Liyue. Aether didn't think anything of it and decided to help him. "What kind of flowers are you looking for?"
"Silk flowers" the blond was surprised, there were silk flowers right there in Liyue Harbour, but he didn't say anything about it.

"There's a few here right in Liyue, I can show you where they are"

"No, not these silk flowers, the more... natural ones"

"but there aren't any natural ones, at least not any I know of"

"well then,if you don't get me silk flowers that I approve of you will have to face the consequences."

"Oh okay" Aether stuttered. Things like this happen every once in a while, there would be people who would cat call him or even be bold enough to touch him in places where they shouldn't touch. He walked away and grabbed some flowers from the bushes, his mind wandered off, he remembered the times when people would flirt with him at Angels share, Kaeya or Diluc would stand up for him but once he stepped foot in Liyue, he could feel the stares digging into his skin, after a while the stares became less noticeable.

He shook off the thoughts and went back to the guy. " uhm sir I have your flowers, and if you don't mind me asking, what's your name"

"Brad"

Brad, seriously? He's definitely an outsider, names like those are not common in Liyue.

Brad took the flowers and inspected them carefully, he sniffed them, felt them and very even asked a random person on the street to see if they smelt good, then the worst thing happened. Brad took Aether by the shirt and dragged him into a hotel room.
(Just pretend there's a hotel in Harbour)

He pushed Aether down onto the best and climbed on top of him and gave a lustrous smile, Aether was frozen knowing what's about to happen next and it was not up his alley...
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After the flashback
(I'm not gonna write that in detail and leave it up to your imagination, that stuff makes me uncomfortable to write but I promise there will be smut in the next chapter)

The flashback ended and Aether decided to not look at himself anymore. He turned around and turned the shower onto a warm temperature and slowly hopped into the water embracing for the pain.It stung, the bite marks were deep, too deep for his liking, every once in a while he would get marks from his partners, he set boundaries and they were never broken, unless he allowed them to be broken. ;)

He lathered his body with a bar of soap, the scent was amazing, the more he washed himself the more calmer he felt. The water running down his body felt like a bear hug, his tangled hair was untangled, and soon felt silky. He was relived, felt warmer, felt happier, he couldn't wait any longer for Zhongli and Childe to get home, all he wanted was to be in their embrace.

He got out of the shower and dried himself, he brushed his hair, the blond touched his hair to feel soft but silky hair. He walked to the closet and picked out one of Childe's dress shirts and slipped it on, it was a wine red with pearl white buttons, it fitted like a dress and only needed to put on a pair of underwear. He laid down on bed until he heard the front doors open, calling out his name, they finally came home, Zhongli and Tangerine...
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Next part will be out in a few days.

I hope to anyone that has reached the end of the first chapter has a wonderful day/night, I want you to know that you are loved, even if it means by a stranger :)

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